| April 28, 2010 | Volume: # 3 Issue: # 17
|
|
 | |
Sun Singer News
The ARTISANAL BEVERAGE TASTING to benefit
WILL Illinois Public Media
scheduled for Thursday, April 29th 5:00 - 8:00pm
has currently been postponed.
SUN-SATIONAL SPRING SPECIALS starting April 26th! Sun Singer has a great new series of specials meant to celebrate our wonderful friends and customers and the idyllic Spring season we're experincing her in Central Illinois. You can read all about it below, but better yet join us beginning Monday, April 26th! THE RACE IS ON!What a great weekend of races with the 2nd Annual Illinois Marathon with a field of 14,000 and the 136th Kentucky Derby affectionately known as the Run for the Rose and the most exciting two minutes in sports history! With Derby pre-race coverage beginning at 4:00pm and post time at 5:15, the majority of today's marathoners will be able to join us for this second most important race of the day. Classic Derby Day drinks - Mint Juleps and the Crown of Roses - will be featured throughout the day. Be sure to join us for the race. CINCO de MAYO May 5thNext Wednesday, May 5th won't you us join in the celebration of Mexican Independence Day. While we'll use almost any excuse for a party, Cinco de Mayo is our yearly opportunity to offer freshly made, hand shaped Chicken Tamales with Mole Sauce and Monterey Jack as our daily special. We'll also be featuring our famous Sun Singer 'Sun-Gria' - Blanco or Rojo - as the perfect compliment to our Tamale Special. We honestly can think of 100 or more reasons to join us next Wednesday, but if you need an excuse - it's Cinco de Mayo!
To Your Health,
Mark, Jackie & the Sun Singer Staff
P.S. Are you a fan of Sun
Singer on FACEBOOK? Be the first to know about daily specials, new
products and up coming events and tastings. Keep on the cutting edge,
sign up today - just click the Facebook logo at the bottom right of this
newsletter.
|
|
|
Sensational Saturday Tasting 
Scenes from an
Italian Restaurant
Saturday, May 1st
12Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Price: FREE!
This Saturday we'll be going continental in offering a complete line-up of Italian wines for our tasting. Italian wines offer a different sensibility - a well tailored elegance - from many of the American counterparts to which we're more accustomed. For that reason alone, we can't suggest strongly enough - come taste this Saturday! Sun Singer offers complimentary tastings every Saturday afternoon between 12noon - 4:00pm. We invite you to join us each and every Saturday afternoon as we explore the many pleasures of the palate!
Click here for a complete list of Saturday's tasting.
P.S. We offer a great lunch in our Wine Bar Cafe. Stop by for the fun, stop by to refresh and refuel. Join us for 'Lunch and a Taste' every Saturday at Sun Singer.
|
|
Sun Singer's Wine Bar Cafe celebrates:Sun-sational SpringBeginning Monday, April 26th  Who puts the sunshine in Spring? That's right, it's Sun Singer and our Wine Bar Cafe! To celebrate Spring and the beginning of patio season, we're offering a series of weekly specials with special pricing to refresh, refuel and delight. Join us inside or out on the patio...we're sure to put some spring in your step and sunshine in your smile!
$6 Mojito Mondays
Strawberry, blueberry basil, original
Garlic Goat Cheese Dip $4.95
$5 Mai Tai Tuesdays
Sun Singer Spreads Plate $7.25
$6 SUN-gria Wednesdays
The recipe that has the town talking!
Rojo & Blanco
Toasted Ravioli with Marinara $5.50
Friday...only a Day Away...
$5 Island Sunset Thursdays
Our very own Pomegranate Margarita
plus $3 Coronas & Corona Light
Chicken & Garlic Quesadilla $6.95
$6 Friday, Slushie, Friday
Time to chill with something fruity & delicious
Your choice: Quady Electra Orange or Black Muscat
Sensational Saturday
Free Wine Tasting 12noon - 4pm
plus $2.50 Domestics
Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite & Michelob Ultra
Black Bean Hummus $4.75
$6 Bloody Mary Sundays
Cheese Fondue $9.95
|
 From the Cellar:
This Week
@ the Wine Bar
Sun Singer offers more than 25 wines by the glass every day of the week.
Here's a sampling of this week's selections at the Sun Singer Wine Bar.
See the whole list? Click here!
Special Feature: Pinot Noir
CAPIAUX Pinot Noir 'Freestone Hill' 2006
Russian River Valley, California
Good bright dark red. Highly aromatic nose combines raspberry, wet stone, Asian spices and smoked meat; this, too, reminded me of a Chambolle, but on the Morey side of the appellation. Big, rich, dense and sweet, with a pliant, silky, seamless texture and a lovely light touch. Finishes with firm but fine tannins and lingering spice. 93 points ~Stephen Tanzer
2 ounce $6.25 5
ounce $12.50
By-the-Glass
WHITE
Ordonez
'Botani' Moscatel Seco '08, Malaqa, Spain
100%
Moscatel de Alejandria fermented 70% in stainless steel and 30% in French oak.
It has an alluring perfume of spring flowers, honey, spice box, and tropical
fruits. Smooth-textured, ripe, dry, and mouth-filling.
2
ounce $3.50 5 ounce $7.25
Orsolani
Erbaluce La Rustia '08, Langhe, Italy
Delicate hints of wildflowers and honey in the bouquet (evocative of the great
dry Chenin Blancs of the Loire) make this rare, dry white truly distinctive and
memorable among Italy's
white wines.
2 ounce$4.00 5 ounce $8.00
PRETTY in PINK
Ken Forrester Rose '08, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Overwhelms the nose with a magnitude of strawberry, rose petal and cherry aromas that follow through on the palate, lingering to a crisp and refreshingly delicate finish.
2 ounce $2.00 5
ounce $4.75
REDS
Ch. Comte de Vaugelas St. Chinian '07, Languedoc, France
Grenache, syrah and mouvedre blend. Aromas of
red and
black fruits, spices and licorice. Good tannin
structure,
supple with strong aromatic persistence.
2 ounce $2.25 5 ounces $4.75
Rodolfo
Malbec '07, Cafayate Valley, Argentina
Intense
red color with violet undertones. Very fruity on the nose with hints of plums,
peppers and spices. Good volume in the mouth,
well structured with a finely balanced finish.
2
ounce $2.50 5 ounce $5.25
Vinos
Pinol 'Ludovicus' '08, Terra Alta, Spain
A
blend of 35% Garnacha, 30% Tempranillo, 25% Syrah, and
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
aged for three months in French and American oak. It has a glass-coating deep
crimson hue with an expressive nose of cherry, blueberry, and blackberry.
Mouth-filling and succulent.
2 ounce $2.75 5
ounce $5.50
Deerfield Merlot Cuvée '06, Sonoma, California
75% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec,
3% Petit Verdot and 2% Syrah. Cuvée
means "wine blend" in French The blend brings
Merlot extra depth, nuance and complexity without interfering with the fruity
aromatic personality we like so much. The supporting cast makes the star shine.
2 ounce $4.25 5 ounces $8.50
Spectator Top 100...again
Seghesio 'Sonoma' Zinfandel '08, California
Vibrant display of acidity enhances the briary raspberry and blackberry varietal expression. Lush, velvety mouth feel interwoven with fine, integrated tannins and spicy undertones creates a smooth richness.
2 ounce $4.25 5 ounces $8.75
Share the Mystery?
Stratton Lummis Cabernet Sauvignon '05, Napa Valley, California
From the heart of the Napa Valley-aan unnamed blend of Oakville and Rutherford. Big nose of blackberry fruit and cassis with broad, sweet, classic flavors here of blackcurrant with a little spice, dust and supple tannins. Forward, juicy and full of character.
2 ounce $4.50 5
ounce $9.00
|
A Vodka Purely Fit for Kings
Krol Vodka
Exceptionally pure, luxuriously smooth and clearly
superior, Kröl Vodka has arrived on U.S. shores. From the Polish word for "king,"
Kröl is truly a regal addition to any bar. The brand recently made its debut
at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was sipped in specialty
cocktails by festivalgoers including Terrence Howard, Jessica Biel, and
Wilmer Valderrama.
Kröl
is made in Poland - the birthplace of vodka - from 100% pure Polish rye
grain grown to the exacting standards of the Kröl family, whose family
recipe has remained a well-guarded secret over many generations. The purest vodka on the market
demands that the fields of sweet, late harvest rye remain untreated and
as pristine as the pure Polish mountain spring water with which they are
distilled.
Combining tradition and expertise with
today's best distillation methods, Kröl is distilled four times to
eliminate all impurities and to capture nuances of flavor unique to the
spirit. Kröl is then
filtered six times until it is sheer, smooth perfection on the palate.
A favorite of the Polish aristocracy since
the early 1820's, Kröl Vodka halted production during World War II. Recently, the family resumed its
tradition of producing this vodka of unparalleled taste, texture, and
above all, purity (it contains absolutely no additives or
preservatives.)
Kröl is instantly recognizable in its
elegant frosted glass bottle featuring a silhouette of "the king"
himself in its window. With
accents of midnight blue and platinum leaf scrolling, the bottle is a
work of art worthy of its contents.
Now available in the Vodka Section at Sun Singer! |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, May 1st
Illinois Marathon
Kentucky Derby
'Derby Drinks
All Day'
Wednesday,
May 5th
Cinco de Mayo
Chicken Tamales
Sun-Gria Special
|
|
At the Deli:
King's Island
Australia
Smoked
Cheddar
The origin of cheddar
comes from 'cheddaring', a cheese making method that originated in the
village of Cheddar in Somerset, England during the 12th Century.
Cheddar cheese making was introduced to Australia by the early
settlers. Today, it is the most popular cheese in the country.
King Island Dairy Stokes Point Smoked Cheddar is naturally smoked with Tasmanian
hardwood. Matured for nine months, the golden rind created during
smoking acts as a natural preservative.
Stokes Point is the most southern tip of the island and the closest point to north western Tasmania.
Stop by for a sample at the Sun Singer Deli.
|
Two Summer
Lagers
READY TO DRINK NOW
Two Brothers Brewing
Dog Days
|  |
Dortmunder Style Lager
Dog Days is Two Brothers warm weather beer and the only
lager they produce. This golden lager is a German style Dortmunder with a delicate caramel malt character and light body. Dog Days has a noticeable noble hop character creating a crisp, clean finish. Boulevard Brewing
PILSNER
Boulevard pays homage to the legacy of past Kansas City breweries with a
classic American lager; 100% malt, real hop character, unpasteurized. It's the taste of tradition.
Crisp, slightly malty aroma and a pale, golden hue. Light body, even
balance and a mild hop bitterness make Pilsner a very refreshing,
quaffable beer.
|
|
Vintage Concepts
Hummingbird
Flame Protector
Winelight
A Winelight® is an insert,
with a wick, that fits into the opening of a glass bottle and converts it into
a beautiful romantic oil lamp. These Winelights create a wine bottle lamp and can be used with any glass bottle. To make your bottle candle, simply
insert the Winelight with it's wick into a clean empty glass bottle that has
been filled with a top quality lamp oil.
Instant
atmosphere! Capture the romance, keep that special bottle and always remember
that special day or evening.
|
|
Did a friend forward you this email?
| |
|
|
